Rob Smith, former state lawmaker in Mississippi, dies at 66

Rob Smith, a Democrat who served 24 years in the Mississippi Legislature ... Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Richland. Smith, who owned a real estate business in Rankin County, was elected to the state House of Representatives ...

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December 18, 2017 09:48 AM
UPDATED December 18, 2017 09:49 AM
FLORENCE, Miss.
Rob Smith, a Democrat who served 24 years in the Mississippi Legislature, has died after a long illnessHe was 66.
Smith died Saturday at his home in Florence, according to Chancellor Funeral Home.
Services are 11 a.mWednesday at First Baptist Church in Richland.
Smith, who owned a real estate business in Rankin County, was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1979 and served four yearsHe won a seat in the state Senate in 1983 and served 20 years in a district encompassing parts of Copiah, Covington, Rankin and Simpson countiesHe wrote a law that provided free car tags to Purple Heart recipients.
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Smith ran unsuccessfully for the U.SHouse in 1996, state treasurer in 2003 and secretary of state in 2007.
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